TLS certificate vetting process
If you place a TLS certificate order, make a public key (CSR) and pay the order, we can send the order to the CA and apply for the certificate. The following steps depend on the vetting level you chose. Certificates have 3 vetting levels — DV is simply confirmed by e-mail, but OV and EV vetting is done by actively verifying the company details and contacts for the order. Once the verification process is complete, the certificate is issued and can be installed on your webserver.
Types of SSL/TLS certificate vetting
Other types of certificates have different validation — see the appropriate article for more information.
Domain vetting
FQDN domains included in the certificate order must be vetted in any case. This is done by email — the CA sends a vetting email to admin, administrator, hostmaster, postmaster and webmaster addresses on the vetted domain. If you are not able to accept emails on the domain, you can use alternative vetting instead. This is done with a DNS record or file uploaded via FTP to the domain you are ordering the TLS certificate for.
Is this getting overwhelming?
If you get stuck on any step, don't hesitate to contact our customer support, which will advise and help you.
